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Dan Parolel<, AIA, RA
<br /> OPTI(05
<br /> Principal-in-Charge
<br /> Daniel Parolek is an urban designer and architect, author, and the founding principal
<br /> _ of Opticos Design, a B Corporation focused on equitable urban placemaking,
<br /> innovative housing design and policy,and zoning reform for walkable urbanism.
<br /> Daniel and his work have been featured in many high-profile publications including
<br /> The New York Times,San Francisco Chronicle, Next City, Fast Company,The Wall
<br /> Street Journal,and Curbed. Daniel has championed the Missing Middle Housing
<br /> movement,launched missingmiddlehousing.com,and wrote the book"Missing
<br /> Middle Housing: Thinking Big and Building Small to Respond to Today's Housing
<br /> Crisis."which is now available from Island Press.
<br /> Education As a thought leader in zoning reform efforts to remove barriers for walkable
<br /> Master of Urban Design urbanism, Daniel co-authored the book"Form-Based Codes:A Guide for Planners,
<br /> University of California Berkeley Urban Designers, Municipalities,and Developers,"with Karen Parolek and Paul C.
<br /> Bachelor of Architecture Crawford (named one of Planetizen's best books in 2009), and co-founded the
<br /> University of Notre Dame non-profit think tank,the Form-Based Code Institute.
<br /> Knight Fellow at the University of
<br /> Miami Daniel works with municipalities nationwide to reform planning, policy,zoning,
<br /> housing design and development to enable Missing Middle Housing. Notable
<br /> Certifications projects include a citywide form-based code for Cincinnati, Ohio,a sustainable
<br /> Registered Architect:CA,FL,CO, growth strategy for Libreville,the capital city of Gabon,Africa; a form-based
<br /> NF, UT code for downtown Mesa, AZ that generated over S500 million in downtown
<br /> NCARB redevelopment projects;and the citywide Missing Middle Housing Plan for
<br /> Relevant Project Experience Sacramento, CA that includes a Displacement Risk Analysis process.
<br /> San Jose Opportunity Housing
<br /> Feasibility Analysis
<br /> San Jose,CA Features of Daniel and his work:
<br /> Missing Middle Housing Study Daniel is a frequent presenter and recently served as a board member of
<br /> Santa Rosa,CA Transform. He has a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Notre Dame
<br /> Modesto Housing Plan and a Master of Urban Design from the University of California at Berkeley. Daniel
<br /> Modesto, CA is inspired by international travel,especially in Italy.The seeds of his passion
<br /> Downtown Davis Specific Plan for walkable urban places started while he was growing up in the small town of
<br /> Davis, CA Columbus, Nebraska.
<br /> Cincinnati Citywide Don't Miss the Middle, New Homes Insight podcast from John Burns
<br /> Form Paced Code Listen in to The Missing Middle,Small Change podcast from Eve Picker
<br /> Cincinnati, OH
<br /> Avoiding Extremes, Berkeley Architect extols "Missing Middle" housing, by John
<br /> Missing Middle Housing ScanTM King, San Francisco Chronicle
<br /> and Deep Divert"
<br /> Greenville,SC
<br /> Missing Middle Housing ScanTM
<br /> and Deep Diver"
<br /> Greensboro,SC
<br /> Culdesac Car Free Community
<br /> Master Plan and Architecture
<br /> Community Planning (PL4)Community/Regional Plans,General Plan,Climate Adaptation 17
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